Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Your Favorites: Design Manifest

Today we have the incredible Naomi, from Design Manifest here sharing her favorites. You have probably already seen her gorgeous loft on Design*Sponge, but I just had to have Naomi's perspective on what her favorite parts are (there is so much to choose from). I am so incredibly inspired by her use of color and pattern: so risky, and she pulls it off to perfectly.

My favorite
area is the living room. It's bright, colorful, eclectic and
comfortable. I like that I was able to mix in a lot: French,
Asian, Modern, Traditional, High and Low. Since my apartment is an
open loft, I have a full view of the space from my sofa. I'm
able to appreciate each item and textile. While I was designing
the space, I'd often sit in the living room and mentally rearrange and
compose the loft in my head.

Favorite
Textile

I love every
single textile in my space. I mixed a lot of color and pattern
and really experimented and pushed my limits. But my favorite
has got to be my Nina Campbell Paradiso Wallpaper. I've admired
it for so long and was so excited to use it in my space. I love
that the colors coordinate with my other pieces, but also don't quite
match.

Favorite
Piece of Art

Similar to my
textiles, I have a lot of art and each piece is so special to
me. I'm lucky to have a lot of original art. I suppose if
I had to play favorites, it would be "The Ladies." I found this
painting in my grandmother's basement. I love the pink
background, the frame, and the fact that each lady (or fella) in the
painting is different. I notice something different in it each
time I gaze at it.

Favorite
Furniture

Man- this is
hard! I truly do love every piece of furniture I own. My
bar cart was a particularly special score as I won it at a furniture
auction. I had wanted my own beverage station for awhile, but
was holding out for something special and inexpensive. I lucked
out with this vintage gold bamboo piece. I bid $150 and won and
then proceeded to celebrate like a crazy person in front of
strangers.

Favorite
Miscellaneous Item

I'm pretty
obsessed with my vintage pagoda. It's one of those little things
that make me ridiculously happy for no real reason. I've been
known to move it all over the apartment- it looks great on shelves, in
a dinner table setting, on the coffee table. I'd probably sleep
with it if it weren't so pointy.

Favorite
Pug

I'm adding a
6th category- my favorite living thing- and that would be my pug,
Bailey. Without him, my home wouldn't be as warm, snuggly, and
loving. And that just wouldn't do.

Gosh, I would have a hard time choosing favorites in Naomi's place, too! So many amazing pieces. She has such a great unique sense of style - definitely a heavy source of inspiration for me! Great feature, Alex! ox